Paint roller cover cleaner



Nov. 29, 1955 E. F. wlLslNG PAINT ROLLER covER CLEANER Filed April l5, 1954 l N VEN TOR.

Elmer/F: Zd-i ATTCIRNEYS Unitedy States Patent PAIN T ROLLER COVER CLEANER Elmer F. Wilsing, Milwaukee, Wis. Application April 15, 1954, Serial N0. 423,360

5 Claims. (Cl. 134-157) This invention relates to cleaning devices, and in particular a device for cleaning cylindrical covers of paint rollers wherein a cover positioned on a core is held by a handle extended from the end of the core in a cleaning solution in a cylindrical container and adapted to be rotated in the solution by a cord extended from the core and also adapted to be rotated with the solution removed for drying the cover.

The purpose of this invention is to expedite cleaning of paint roller covers whereby covers may be used with different colors to eliminate the necessity of carrying a cover for each color. r

Various types of Wall surfacing materials are applied with paint rollers and in changing from one shade or color to another it is necessary to change or clean the cover of the roller. It is not only difficult to clean the cover by conventional means, but it is also dilicult to change the cover with paint thereon. With this thought in mind this invention contemplates a device for spinning tubular covers of paint rollers with the cover suspended in a paint cleaning solution which also provides means for spinning the cover with the solution removed for drying.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means for forming apparatus for spinning paint roller covers in a cleaning solution without removing the cover from the paint roller.

Another object of the invention is to provide apparatus for spinning the tubular cover of a paint roller in a cleaning solution in a tubular container which also provides means for spinning the cover in the container with the cleaning fluid removed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device for cleaning paint from a paint roller cover which also provides means for drying the cover in which the apparatus is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention embodies a tubular casing, a bearing adapted to be positioned on one end of the core of a paint roller, and a cord adapted to be wrapped around the bearing on the upper end of the core for spinning the core and cover.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a vertical section through the device showing a paint roller cover moved downwardly on the core of a paint roller with a bearing frictionally held on the upper end of the core or roller and with a cord extended from the bearing and in which the bearing and conventional parts of the paint roller are shown in elevation.

Figure 2 is a detail illustrating the upper end of the device with the parts shown in perspective and on an enlarged scale and also with parts broken away.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts the improved paint roller cover cleaner of this invention includes a container having a base with a cylindrical wall 11, a split tubular bearing 12 having ears 13 and 14 extended inwardly ice from the upper edge and having a vertically disposed slot 15 with a notch 16 therein in one side, and a cord 17 having a knot 18 adapted to be secured in an eye 19 at the inner end'of the slot 16 and extending through an eye 20 positioned on the upper edge of the container.

The upper edge of the container 10 is provided with an inwardly extended annular flange 21 and the extended end of the cord is provided with a ring or other gripping member as indicated by the numeral 22.

The device may also be provided with a clamp 23 having bifurcated ends with sections 24 and 25 at the upper end positioned on opposite' sides of a horizontal section 26 of the paint roller handle 27 and with sections 28 and 29 positioned on the opposite sides of the portion 28' of the handle.

With the parts formed in this manner the bearing 12 is adapted to be positioned on the upper end of the roller or core 3l) of the paint roller and as the bearing is positioned on the roller the cover 31 is moved downwardly to the position shown in Figure 1 whereby the lower end extends beyond the end of the roller.

With the parts formed in this manner the container is partly filled with a cleaning fluid and with the cord wrapped on the bearing 12 the roller or core with the cover thereon is held by the handle 27, in the position shown in Fig. 1 and by pulling on the ring 22 the cover 31 is rotated in the cleaning fluid, being rotated first in one direction and then in the other. After being rotated several times the paint roller with the cover and other parts thereon are removed from the container, the cleaning solution removed and the parts returned whereby the cover is adapted to be rotated several times in the empty container for drying.

By this means the paint roller cover may be cleaned and dried in a comparatively short period of time, such as two minutes.

It will be understood that modications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A paint roller cover cleaner comprising a vertically disposed container, open at the upper end, said container adapted to be partly lled with a cleaning solution, a cylindrical bearing adapted to be positioned. on the end of a paint roller, from which the handle extends, and with the cover partially removed, means on the container for coaction with the handle to support the paint roller in said container in immersed relation to the cleaning solution and a cord adapted to be wrapped on the bearing with one end attached to the bearing and whereby upon drawing the cord outwardly the bearing and roller are rotated and means on said container for receiving said cord to guide said cord during the outward movement thereof.

2. In a paint roller cover cleaner, the combination which comprises a tubular container having an inwardly extended annular flange in the upper end, a cylindrical bearing having a longitudinally disposed slot in the well thereof adapted to be frictionally retained on one end of a paint roller, said bearing having a notch with an eye at the inner end thereof extended from one side of said slot, an eye extended upwardly from the container, a cord extended through the eye of the container, wrapped around the bearing and positioned with the end of the portion wrapped around the bearing retained in the eye at the end of the notch of the bearing, and a clamp with rolled bifurcated ends adapted to be frictionally retained on a handle of the paint roller for supporting the handle on said container.

3. In a paint roller cover cleaner, the combination which comprises a tubular container having an inwardly extended annular flange in the upper end, a cylindrical bearing having a longitudinally disposed slot in the well thereof adapted to be frictionally retained on one end of a paint roller, said bearing having a notch with an eye at the inner end thereof extended from one side of said slot, an eye extended upwardly from the container, a cord extended through the eye of the container, wrapped around the bearing and positioned with the end of the portion wrapped around the bearing retained in the eye at the end of the notch o the bearing, said bearing having inwardly extended ears on the upper end for limiting downward movement of the bearing on the roller and a clamp for supporting the paint roller in said container.

4. A paint roller cover cleaner for use with a container comprising a cylindrical bearing having a longitudinally disposed slot in the wall thereof adapted to be frictionally retained on one end of a paint roller having a handle thereon, means for supporting the handle on said container, said bearing having a notch with an eye at the inner end thereof extended from one side of said slot, and

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France Apr. 3, 1923 

